{
  "id": 18430378,
  "title": "The DOJ Official Who Spent 19 Months Terrorizing Colleges Is Resigning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/the-doj-official-who-spent-19-months-terrorizing-colleges-is-resigning-18430378",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T00:23:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/harmeet-dhillon-doj-resignation-higher-education/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former DOJ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon has resigned, citing her dissatisfaction over a lack of promotion. During her tenure spanning over 19 months, Dhillon targeted more than 300 colleges with aggressive investigations, lawsuits, and pressure campaigns, effectively dismantling years of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Her departure marks a significant shift, as over 300 campuses have since abandoned DEI requirements, closed DEI offices, and revised their diversity policies following her tenure. Critics argue that Dhillon's actions have reversed decades of progress in civil rights and equality. She has faced criticism for her handling of the Civil Rights Division, which was intended to address historic injustices, and for using the term \"retard\" in casual social media posts. Despite her accomplishments, her resignation signals a potential wave of senior officials leaving their positions following Democrats' recent electoral victories.",
  "summary": "Misery loves company, and for the past 19 months, American colleges have had plenty of both, largely thanks to Harmeet K. Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, who has spent her entire tenure treating campuses like crime scenes. Dhillon undid years of diversity, equity, and inclusion work at more than 300 […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}